The Beautiful Country
“An epic story of hope.”
After reuniting with his mother in Ho Chi Minh City, a family tragedy causes Binh to flee from Viet Nam to America. Landing in New York, Binh begins a road trip to Texas, where his American father is said to live.
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Cast
20 people
Damien Nguyen
Binh
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Bai Ling
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Hans Petter Moland Director · Sabina Murray Screenplay Terrence Malick Story
Worldwide gross $878K · Budget $6M · First release March 13, 2004
Box office
Budget
$6,000,000
Worldwide gross
$878,325
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
Sud-Est Productions
Production
Sunflower Productions
Production
Norsk Filmfond
Production
Dinamo Story,
Production
Samy Boy Entertainment
Production
SF Norge
Production
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
Nordic Film och TV Fund
Production
Norway · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English · Malay · Vietnamese
Release dates
Norway · March 13, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Sweden
August 10, 2005 · Physical · DVD release
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